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Desmond Bane
Magic · G · 28
Desmond Bane
vs
2025-26
Julius Randle
Nets · F-C · 31
Julius Randle
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Desmond Bane vs Julius Randle

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Bane · Randle
BaneRandle
82Games
availability
79
33.6Minutes
per game
33.0
20.1Points
per game
21.1
4.1Rebounds
per game
6.7
4.1Assists
per game
5.0
1.5Steals + blocks
per game
1.3
2.0Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.7
48.4%Field goal %48.1%
39.1%Three-point %
5.2 vs 4.4 attempts
31.5%
90.8%Free throw %80.2%
60.7%True shooting
TS%
58.5%
22.4%Usage
USG%
25.8%
19.0%Assist %
of teammates' baskets
22.7%
5.9%Rebound %
of available
9.9%
+2.2Net rating
on court
+4.0
11.1%PIE
player impact estimate
12.8%
+1.6Plus-minus
per game
+2.9

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Julius Randle scored more in 2025-26, 1.0 points a game apart (21.1 vs 20.1), on Randle's heavier usage (25.8% vs 22.4%).

Bane is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 60.7% to 58.5%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Randle (5.0 vs 4.1 assists), the glass to Randle (6.7 vs 4.1 rebounds).

With Randle on the floor his team outscored opponents by +4.0 per 100 possessions, against +2.2 for Bane; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Bane $39.4M through 2028-29, Randle $33.3M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
BaneRandle
45-37Record when playing47-32
21.4Points at home21.2
18.8Points on the road21.0
22.3Points in wins20.9
17.4Points in losses21.3
37Season high41
1230-point games12
1Double-doubles15
Bane · last 5
Sun, May 3 at DET16 pts · 3 reb · 3 ast
Fri, May 1 vs DET17 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Wed, Apr 29 at DET18 pts · 5 reb · 1 ast
Mon, Apr 27 vs DET22 pts · 5 reb · 1 ast
Sat, Apr 25 vs DET25 pts · 7 reb · 0 ast
Randle · last 5
Fri, May 15 vs SAS3 pts · 7 reb · 1 ast
Tue, May 12 at SAS17 pts · 10 reb · 1 ast
Sun, May 10 vs SAS12 pts · 8 reb · 3 ast
Fri, May 8 vs SAS12 pts · 6 reb · 0 ast
Wed, May 6 at SAS12 pts · 5 reb · 2 ast
Bane · contract
2026-27$39.4M
2027-28$42.2M
2028-29$44.9M
Randle · contract
2026-27$33.3M
2027-28player option$35.8M

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Per-game numbers and percentages are 2025-26 regular season from stats.nba.com; splits and last games from our own game logs; contract figures are cap hits from public salary data and can lag a signing by a day. Bold marks the better number in each row (turnovers: fewer is better).